First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the ...

A major challenge in wastewater and sewer system monitoring is the development of advanced sensing technologies to improve standard pollutant measurement and allow real-time online detection of ...

Should you still wear a mask in public? Is it safe to attend concerts or travel right now? Experts are increasingly recommending that we consult COVID-19 wastewater data to make decisions like these.

Temporal DT State Alignment Theory: Introduction of a mathematically defined pattern synchronization model that aligns heterogeneous, multi-rate IoT sensor streams with virtual DT states, establishing ...

In wastewater treatment, monitoring organic loads, particularly Total Organic Carbon (TOC), has become critical to maintaining efficient and effective operations. This is especially true in industries ...

Visit the CDC's online resource center for more information on the wastewater viral activity level and data calculation methods. The United States is experiencing high levels of SARS-CoV-2 viral ...

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are significant contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Traditional methods for ...

In early March, Dr. Blake Hanson and his colleagues at the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute were preparing for a fire drill of sorts. What if a virus with the potential to spark the next ...

As industries grow, they consume more natural resources, resulting in large amounts of wastewater containing pollutants, particularly metals. 1 Therefore, the environmental monitoring of industrial ...

U.S. health experts are preparing to monitor wastewater for signs of infectious disease outbreaks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as millions of fans are expected to travel to host cities across North ...

The researchers tested raw sewage samples collected twice a week from two treatment plants in central Pennsylvania for non-typhoidal Salmonella and characterized isolates using whole genome sequencing ...